Post by account_disabled on Jan 6, 2024 7:15:13 GMT
Can we write better? Surely. The great thing is that the more you write, the more you improve and the more you discover errors and ugliness in the text, but also more functional methods to avoid them, identify them and correct them. From writing and revising my book on blogging I was able to find many and in this post I talk about how I corrected them, how, indeed, I improved my text. 1 – The error of continuous rereading and the importance of writing in one go If there is a habit that I can't break, it's rereading every piece I write, every paragraph several times, slowing down the flow of thoughts and therefore the writing itself. Somewhere they advised writing without paying attention to typing errors, which can be corrected later. And they were right.
For a novel, each chapter should be printed and reread, then corrected and then reread aloud. There is someone who rereads the text backwards, but does it really work? In a certain sense yes, because it certainly allows you to discover non-existent words and serious errors, but other types of errors can occur. For example, reading backwards, we may not Special Data notice that a singular word has a plural article.picking up the thread of the conversation. Even rereading every sentence, every sentence you write wastes a lot of time. I don't know how many of you do this, but for me it's a hard-to-die habit. While writing this post I tried to change my method and in fact the text now appears full of red marks from the automatic corrector, but at least I'm writing as fast as lightning. Why is writing in one go so important? It's not just a question of time, in my opinion, but also of purity of writing and quality. The idea needs to be fixed on paper immediately, without waiting, without adjustments. We all know the saying about writing drunk and editing sober.
For me it means this: writing with the thrill of speed and all the errors it brings with it and then calmly reread and correct. 2 – Principles of proofreading Reviewing my book taught me so much. I've discovered that mistakes and gaps can hide anywhere. It's not always easy to find them. It would be nice to have one or more readers to collaborate with, read each other's posts and stories and give each other suggestions and criticisms. How do you proofread your writing? When I write a post, I don't have time for obsessive revision, but in my opinion it doesn't even make sense for a blog, the immediacy of the medium and the spontaneity of the discourse are almost lost. For a novel, each chapter should be printed and reread, then corrected and then reread aloud. There is someone who rereads the text backwards, but does it really work? In a certain sense yes, because it certainly allows you to discover non-existent words and serious errors, but other types of errors can occur. For example, reading backwards, we may not notice that a singular word has a plural article.
For a novel, each chapter should be printed and reread, then corrected and then reread aloud. There is someone who rereads the text backwards, but does it really work? In a certain sense yes, because it certainly allows you to discover non-existent words and serious errors, but other types of errors can occur. For example, reading backwards, we may not Special Data notice that a singular word has a plural article.picking up the thread of the conversation. Even rereading every sentence, every sentence you write wastes a lot of time. I don't know how many of you do this, but for me it's a hard-to-die habit. While writing this post I tried to change my method and in fact the text now appears full of red marks from the automatic corrector, but at least I'm writing as fast as lightning. Why is writing in one go so important? It's not just a question of time, in my opinion, but also of purity of writing and quality. The idea needs to be fixed on paper immediately, without waiting, without adjustments. We all know the saying about writing drunk and editing sober.
For me it means this: writing with the thrill of speed and all the errors it brings with it and then calmly reread and correct. 2 – Principles of proofreading Reviewing my book taught me so much. I've discovered that mistakes and gaps can hide anywhere. It's not always easy to find them. It would be nice to have one or more readers to collaborate with, read each other's posts and stories and give each other suggestions and criticisms. How do you proofread your writing? When I write a post, I don't have time for obsessive revision, but in my opinion it doesn't even make sense for a blog, the immediacy of the medium and the spontaneity of the discourse are almost lost. For a novel, each chapter should be printed and reread, then corrected and then reread aloud. There is someone who rereads the text backwards, but does it really work? In a certain sense yes, because it certainly allows you to discover non-existent words and serious errors, but other types of errors can occur. For example, reading backwards, we may not notice that a singular word has a plural article.